Gasoline tank and feed-line lock



July 10, 1923 N. P. WHITTIER GASOLINE TANK AND FEED mm: LOCK Filed March so. 1920 j cfil A IN vE/v R N. PWh/ff/er BY W I fiwww- Patentedduly 10, 1923. I

NELSON PAUL WHIT'IIER, or BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA.

I GASOLINE TANK AND FEED-LINE LOCK.

Application filed March 30, 1920. Serial No. 369,992.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NnLsoN TIER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Beverly Hills, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Grasoline the Tanks and Feed-Line Locks, of which following is a specification.v

This invention relates to means the outlet pipe'from saidtank. I The lI1Y8I11 tion is particularly adapted for use on a gasoline tank having a valve controlled gasoline feed pipe where it is desired to lock the closure cap of the tank and at the same time lock the valve of the feed pipe inv closed I position. It is the object of the invention to provide a simple device of this character which will'be positive and efficient in its ac- I tion and of inexpensive construction. In the accompanying drawlngs,

Figure 1 1s a vertical section taken through a gasoline tank constructed 1n a'ccordance with myi'nvention.

Fig. 2 is a top-plan view of the same partly broken away.

- In the drawings a tank'is shown at 1 having a feed pipe 2 extending outwardly therefrom, said pipe having a usual valve 3 arranged therein, this valve having a swinging actuating lever 4. f

The closure for the tank includes an opening 5 formed therein surrounded at the outside of the tank by a collar 6 internally screw-threaded as shown at 7 to be engaged by the closure cap 8 provided with corresponding screw threads 9. g

The closure cap is centrally a-pertured as shown at 10 and a cylindrical lock 11 extends upwardly through said aperture, said lock being fixed relative to the tank as by bracket arms 12 secured to opposite sides thereof, preferably, within the tank. The arms 12 are shown as terminating at their outer ends 7 in a collar 13 resting upon the under side of the tank, preferably, below the outer edge of collar 6 so that the collars 6 and 13'may be secured to the tank by rivets 14 engaging both of said collars and the tank.

The lock 11 may be providedwith a usual key: 15 and includes laterally projecting bolts 16 adapted to be withdrawnv into the'lock PAUL WHrr for simul-: taneously locking the closure cap of a tank and a controlling valve which is arranged in.

casing or to be projected therefrom so as to engage corresponding recesses 17 formed 1n the closure cap 8 by turning of the key 15.

By this arrangement the closure cap 8may' be readily locked against rotation and thereing rod 19 is connected at its respective ends to the actuating lever of the valve .3 and to bolt 18.7 the parts being so arranged that when key 15 is turned so as to project the 8 bolt 18 outwardly, the actuating lever 4 will be swung so as to close valve 3 and said valve will be locked in closed position'until key 15 is turned so as to move bolt 18 in the opposite direction. thereby swinging'thehactuating lever 4 in the reverse direction to openvalve 3.

By the constructions thus described'it will be seen that when the key 15 is turned to locking position the bolts 16 will be projected outwardly into locking engagement with the closure capthereby preventing rotation and removal of the same, and at the same time the bolt 18 will be projected outwardly to cause closing'ofjvalve 3. The closure cap and the valve 3 will thus be locked in closed position until key 15 is turned in the reverse direction thereby withdrawing the bolts 16 into the lockcasing and permittingrotation of the closure cap for removing the same and also reversely moving bolt 18 so as to open the valve 3.

Various changes may be ma-de without departing from'thespirit of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is: I

1. A tank having a rotatableclosure cap,

an outlet pipe, and a rotatable valvecontrolling the pipe, and means associated with the cap and valve for locking the two against rotation. v

2. A tank having a rotatable. closure cap,

an outlet pipe, and a rotatable valve control ling the pipe, and means permanently secured within the tank and associated with 

